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Adjudges that violation of the right to health is not established;
Adjudges that there was violation of the Applicants' right to trial in
reasonable time as enshrined in Article 7(d)-1 of the said Charter and
Articles 9(3) and 14(3)-c of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights;
Adjudges that the application for the provisional release of the
Applicants is devoid of purpose;
Adjudges that the harms suffered as a result of the proven violations
do give ground for reparation.
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,proven violations, the sum of Two Million CFA Francs (CFAF
2,000,000) as reparation for all the harms caused;
Orders the Republic of Togo to abide by the relevant provisions of the
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, by conducting an inquiry into the
allegations of torture, in offering suitable protection to the Applicants
while such an inquiry is going on, and if need be, appropriate
reparation;
Adjudges -that given the current circumstances, it cannot·-adjudicate .:: .
on the application for reparation in regard to the allegations of
torture;
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Orders the Republic of Togo to carry out the trial of the Applicants
with all due diligence, on the criminal charges made against them,
with guarantees for fair trial, in ensuring that Articles 12, .13 and 15 of
the Convention Against Torture are observed;
COSTS
93. In compliance with paragraph 2, Article 66 of the Rules of Procedure,
asks the Republic of Togo to bear all the costs.
Thus made, declared and pronounced in French, the language of
proceedings, in a public hearing at Abuja, by the Court of Justice of the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the day,
month and year stated above.
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